BHEL Wins Orders Worth Rs 530 Crores for Setting Up Solar PV Power Plants

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has announced that it has secured three orders worth Rs 530 crore for setting up Solar Photovoltaic power plants on Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) basis in Maharashtra and Gujarat.

The orders for a total of 135 Megawatt (MW) capacity have been positioned by Maharashtra State Power Generation Company (Mahagenco), Gujarat State Electricity Corp (GSECL) and Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals (GNFC).

The order established from Mahagenco is for setting up a 50 MW solar plant at Kaudgaon in Maharashtra's Osmanabad district. Remarkably, BHEL has by now supplied PV modules for solarisation of agricultural feeders in the state. The GSECL order foresees setting up a 75 MW solar plant at Dhuvaran in Anand, Gujarat. The GNFC order is for a 10 MW plant.